New Ulm weekly review., 1887-05-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, May 10Th, 1887.

oGteto to-dslSy LII ILLS SAeS tso LIZ A"Sso
dence, has revived the gossip as to
whom the President will be likely to
appoint to the vacancy on the Supreme
Bench. Among the eminent lawyers
who have aspired to occupy a seat upon
the highest tribunal of the land, Attor-
ney General Garland is naturally the
first person thought OF, as his ambitions
have long been known. Speaker Car
Isle is also mentioned as q man who
could, perhaps, secure the appointment
if he desired it. Up to a short time
ago it is known that the Speaker would
have been glad to have retired from po-
litical life with an assured future in so
honorable and agreeable a position, but
it is thought he has since imbibed am
billions which have changed his feelings
in this regard.
Hon. Randolph Tucker, OF Virginia,
is mentioned as a competent lawyer,
but he would be debarred the honor if
the rule Of precedent is followed which
directs the appointment of u justice
| from within the circuit for which he is
selected. EX-SENATOR Mcdonald does
not come within its boundaries, ex-sen-
| ator Thurman has already passed the
age Of voluntary retirement from the
| Supreme Bench, and Ex-Governor
Hoadlv has friends who urge that he
escapes all grounds of objection. They
argue that his State is the proper one
from which to make the selection, that
his constitutional views are the ad-
vanced views of his party, that his war
record is unimp mpeachable, his legal at
tainments unquestinable and his posi-.
ton financially and politically such as
to make the appointment specially gra-
ciou3 and deserved. 1t is many years
since Democratic President had an
opportunity to fill q place on the Su-
preme Bench.
The Supreme Court room in the Cap
itol, the doors leading into it, and the
ch air formerly occupied by the late AS
sociate Justice are heavily draped in
black. All of the funeral arrangements
are in charge of the Supreme Court,
the Justices of which will start tonight
| on special train with the remains to
| Newark, Ohio, the old home of the de-
rfli - of in
of the death Of q Justice of this tribun-
! al, the Associate Justices act as honor
ary pcll- bearers and the remains arecar-
ried to the grave by actual court mes
sengers.
On last Friday President Cleveland
visited tie tomb of George Washington
for the first time in his life. He went
on the invitation of the widow of Gen.
Logan, in company with a select little
party who were also piloted by this
lady to the historic spot. Mrs. Logan
is one of the Regents Of the Mount Yer
non Association.
On the following morning another
party which had never before had trip
down the Potomac boarded a steamer.
It was th Forty as they call
the California pioneers who crossed the
plains in 49, and who have been hold
ING a reunion in this city. Many of
them had passed the allotted span of
| three-score years and ten, some were in
the.eighties and few bordered on ninety
years OF age, but as the boat swung out
from the wharf and started down the
sunlit river toward the planked shad
dinner which was waiting for them be-
low at MaSshall Hall, judging.from their
gay spirits. there was not an old man on
board.
A meeting of the Washington Monu.
ment Association was held on Wednes.
day last to consider as to the proper
course to pursue in order to protect the
memorial stones which have been set in
the interior OF the Monument, from fur,
ther injury by relic hunters who abuse
the privilege which has been accorded
them of visiting the Monument, by chip
81 ping and otherwise defacing the struc
tu-e. Some of the expensive stone.
which were presented by foreign gov
: ernments and by states and societies
have been nearly ruined. The cele
brated Nevada stone, which ha
been 50 greatly admired BY all visitor
| to the Monument and is considered t,
be one Of the most expensive and beau
tiful of the memorial stones, has beel
badly distigured, several of the massiy'
silver letters upon its face have beel
detached and carried away. Ate
!. carefully considering the subject it wa